Whenever I see a fight between a snake and a mongoose, I get very excited ‘cos it reminds me of the war of attrition going on between Nigeria and corruption. One is always trying to kill the other. Corruption and the average snake share similar attributes: they are both slipperyContinue Reading

How does a heart break twice? To still be immersed in grief, barely breathing again, and then to be plunged callously back into a sorrow you cannot even articulate. How can my mother be gone forever, and so soon after my father? My warm, loving, funny, kind, quick-witted, beautiful mother.Continue Reading

My piece on Yemi Osinbajo’s undisguised hostility toward Muslims and his missionary zeal to evangelize his faith using the symbolic resource of state power is news to many only because people haven’t been paying attention to him—or have been simultaneously attracted and distracted by his oratory and stoop-to-conquer strategies. TheContinue Reading

Should religion and politics mix? Can they be separated from each other? Is there a difference between religion and politics seeing that sometimes we speak in terms of the religion of politics and other times, the politics of religion? These questions have animated and dominated public discourse in the lastContinue Reading

1. If you’re dark-complexioned it won’t work. So, bleach your skin until it glows. If you’re light-complexioned tone your skin and let it shine like bright light. 2. Search for male friends who’re married and look successful. It’s quite easy to do. Patiently scroll down your friends’ friend lists. BachelorsContinue Reading

How do you survive heartbreak?Heartache.You sleep at night but your mind is awake.You smile at the world but that smile is fake.You lie on the cold bed, your body shakes.Your headachesYou cry every morning you need a break.You need an escape.Nowhere to hide.You have been betrayed.You cry every day. TheContinue Reading